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Pacita Caalim-Verzonilla vs. Atty. Victoriano G. Pascua

PACITA CAALIM-VERZONILLA, Complainant, vs. ATTY. VICTORIANO G. PASCUA, Respondent.

A.C. No. 6655 | 2011-10-11

EN BANC

DECISION

VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

Before the Court is the verified affidavit-complaint[1] of Pacita Caalim-Verzonilla seeking the disbarment of respondent Atty. Victoriano G. Pascua for allegedly falsifying a public document and evading the payment of correct taxes through the use of falsified documents.

Complainant alleges that on September 15, 2001, respondent prepared and notarized two Deeds of Extra-Judicial Settlement of the Estate of Deceased Lope Caalim with Sale. The first deed[2] was for a consideration of P250,000 and appears to have been executed and signed by Lope’s surviving spouse, Caridad Tabarrejos, and her children...